Stargate: Atlantis--The Daedalus Variations

[sheryden]

Lorne, Zelenka, and Chuck: It was a treat to see all three guys not only in the same episode, but interacting with each other. I would like to have seen more of what they were doing while Sheppard's team was missing, but I love what we saw. Decisive!Lorne is a kink of mine, and we got that in this episode. :D

Also, both the Lorne/Zelenka slasher in me and the burgeoning Lorne/Chuck slasher in me were given something to nibble on. See, in my mind, Chuck likes Decisive!Lorne, too. :) What? As for Lorne/Zelenka, well, first of all, it looked like they were talking as they came down the stairs at the beginning, and then Lorne wanted Zelenka along with him when they went after Sheppard's team.

Team Love: It was nice to see the team be a team in this one. I liked the various bits of interaction and characterization--Teyla and Ronon talking about their parallel selves; Ronon getting snippy because he couldn't work the controls on the ship; Teyla trying to keep Rodney calm and focused; Ronon wandering of, getting ambushed, and having to shoot his gun to attract attention; Teyla mentioning getting training on the Daedalus system from Marks (yay Marks!!!); John talking to John.

Overall: Solid team episode with some Lorne, Zelenka, and Chuck bits thrown in. We also get introduced to a potential new villain. Definitely seems like an episode that is setting us up for something later.